ICD-10-PCS › 0 Medical and Surgical › 0B Respiratory System › 0BB Respiratory System, Excision › 0BBG4ZZ
Excision of Left Upper Lung Lobe, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
ValidICD-10-PCS procedure code.
Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.
What has happened to this code
Every change the publisher made, from 2014 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.
- FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Excision of Left Upper Lung Lobe, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
What this code says
Each character is read in its own position, so the same letter means different things in different places. Definitions are CMS's own.
3. Root operation Excision
Cutting out or off, without replacement, a portion of a body part
The qualifier DIAGNOSTIC is used to identify excision procedures that are biopsies
For example
- Partial nephrectomy, liver biopsy
5. Approach Percutaneous Endoscopic
Entry, by puncture or minor incision, of instrumentation through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to reach and visualize the site of the procedure
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 0BB10ZX | Excision of Trachea, Open Approach, Diagnostic | Valid |
| 0BB10ZZ | Excision of Trachea, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0BB13ZX | Excision of Trachea, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic | Valid |
| 0BB13ZZ | Excision of Trachea, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 0BB14ZX | Excision of Trachea, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic | Valid |
| 0BB14ZZ | Excision of Trachea, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach | Valid |
| 0BB17ZX | Excision of Trachea, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, Diagnostic | Valid |
| 0BB17ZZ | Excision of Trachea, Via Natural or Artificial Opening | Valid |
| 0BB18ZX | Excision of Trachea, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic | Valid |
| 0BB18ZZ | Excision of Trachea, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic | Valid |
| 0BB20ZX | Excision of Carina, Open Approach, Diagnostic | Valid |
| 0BB20ZZ | Excision of Carina, Open Approach | Valid |